Mike Vrabel

Michael George Vrabel ( VRAY-bəl; born August 14, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Vrabel previously played in the NFL for 14 seasons, most notably with the Patriots. He also served as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023. Vrabel played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, twice receiving All-American honors. He was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he spent his first four seasons. Vrabel played his next eight seasons with the Patriots, earning Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections in 2007, along with winning three Super Bowl titles. In his final two seasons, he was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. As the head coach of the Titans, Vrabel led the team to three consecutive playoff appearances, two consecutive division titles, and an AFC Championship Game appearance in 2019, the franchise's first since 2002. He was also named NFL Coach of the Year in 2021 after helping the Titans obtain their conference's top seed for the first time since 2008. Vrabel was named head coach of the Patriots in 2025 and led them to an appearance in Super Bowl LX while winning Coach of the Year a second time.

Infobox

Title

Head coach

Born

(1975-08-14) August 14, 1975 Akron, Ohio, U .

Listed height

6 ft 4 in (1 m)

Listed weight

261 lb (118 kg)

Position

Linebacker (No. 96, 56, 50)

High school

Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)

College

Ohio State (1993–1996)

NFL draft

1997: 3rd round, 91st overall pick

Tackles

762

Sacks

Interceptions

Forced fumbles

Receptions

Receiving yards

Total touchdowns

Regular season

68–48 ( )

Postseason

5–4 ( )

Career

73–52 ( )

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Playing career › National Football League

6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1 m)

Height

6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1 m)

Weight

270 lb (122 kg)

Arm length

34+1⁄4 in (0 m)

Hand span

9+5⁄8 in (0 m)

40-yard dash

4 s

10-yard split

1 s

20-yard split

2 s

20-yard shuttle

4 s

Three-cone drill

7 s

Vertical jump

29 in (0 m)

Broad jump

8 ft 6 in (2 m)

Bench press

23 reps

All values from NFL Combine

Height

All values from NFL Combine

Height

Weight

Arm length

Hand span

40-yard dash

10-yard split

20-yard split

20-yard shuttle

Three-cone drill

Vertical jump

Broad jump

Bench press

6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1 m)

270 lb (122 kg)

34+1⁄4 in (0 m)

9+5⁄8 in (0 m)

4 s

1 s

2 s

4 s

7 s

29 in (0 m)

8 ft 6 in (2 m)

23 reps

All values from NFL Combine

· NFL career statistics

Bold

Legend

Bold

Legend

Career high

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
Bold	Career high

· NFL career statistics › Regular season

Year

Team

Games

Cmb

Games

Solo

Tackles

Ast

Tackles

Sck

Tackles

Int

Tackles

Yds

Interceptions

Avg

Interceptions

Lng

Interceptions

1997

Year

1997

Team

PIT

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

1998

Year

1998

Team

PIT

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

1999

Year

1999

Team

PIT

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2000

Year

2000

Team

PIT

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2001

Year

2001

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2002

Year

2002

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2003

Year

2003

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2004

Year

2004

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2005

Year

2005

Team

Games

Tackles

108

Tackles

Interceptions

24T

2006

Year

2006

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2007

Year

2007

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2008

Year

2008

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2009

Year

2009

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2010

Year

2010

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

Career

Year

Career

Team

206

Games

140

Games

740

Tackles

511

Tackles

229

Tackles

Interceptions

24T

Interceptions

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions						Fumbles	Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
1997	PIT	15	0	17	14	3	1	0	0	0	0
1998	PIT	11	0	9	6	3	3	0	0	0	0
1999	PIT	10	0	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
2000	PIT	15	0	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2001	NE	16	12	63	40	23	3	2	27	13	15
2002	NE	16	13	82	58	24	4	1	0	0	0
2003	NE	13	9	52	37	15	9	2	18	9	14
2004	NE	16	15	71	54	17	5	0	0	0	0
2005	NE	16	16	108	73	35	4	2	23	11	24T
2006	NE	16	16	89	54	35	4	3	0	0	2
2007	NE	16	15	77	55	22	12	0	0	0	0
2008	NE	16	14	62	40	22	4	1	5	5	5
2009	KC	14	14	52	43	9	2	0	0	0	0
2010	KC	16	16	48	30	18	0	0	0	0	0
Career		206	140	740	511	229	58	11	73	6	24T	1

· NFL career statistics › Postseason

Year

Team

Games

Cmb

Games

Solo

Tackles

Ast

Tackles

Sck

Tackles

Int

Tackles

Yds

Interceptions

Avg

Interceptions

Lng

Interceptions

1997

Year

1997

Team

PIT

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2001

Year

2001

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2003

Year

2003

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2004

Year

2004

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2005

Year

2005

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2006

Year

2006

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2007

Year

2007

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

2010

Year

2010

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

Career

Year

Career

Team

Games

Tackles

Interceptions

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions						Fumbles	Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
1997	PIT	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
2001	NE	3	3	11	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
2003	NE	3	3	18	15	3	3	0	0	0	0
2004	NE	3	3	14	11	3	2	0	0	0	0
2005	NE	2	2	15	8	7	1	0	0	0	0
2006	NE	3	3	20	15	5	2	0	0	0	0
2007	NE	3	3	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
2010	KC	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Career		20	18	88	60	28	9	0	0	0	0	0

· Head coaching record

Won

Team

Won

Year

Lost

Regular season

Ties

Regular season

Win %

Regular season

Finish

Regular season

Won

Regular season

Lost

Postseason

Win %

Postseason

Result

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2018

Regular season

563

Regular season

3rd in AFC South

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2019

Regular season

563

Regular season

2nd in AFC South

Postseason

667

Postseason

Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2020

Regular season

688

Regular season

1st in AFC South

Postseason

000

Postseason

Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Round

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2021

Regular season

706

Regular season

1st in AFC South

Postseason

000

Postseason

Lost to Cincinnati Bengals in AFC Divisional Round

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2022

Regular season

412

Regular season

2nd in AFC South

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

TEN

Team

TEN

Year

2023

Regular season

353

Regular season

4th in AFC South

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

Postseason

—

TEN total

Team

TEN total

Year

Regular season

545

Regular season

Postseason

400

Team

Year

2025

Regular season

824

Regular season

1st in AFC East

Postseason

750

Postseason

Lost to Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX

NE total

Team

NE total

Year

Regular season

824

Regular season

Postseason

750

Total

Team

Total

Year

Regular season

586

Regular season

Postseason

556

Team	Year	Regular season					Postseason
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
TEN	2018	9	7	0	563	3rd in AFC South	—	—	—	—
TEN	2019	9	7	0	563	2nd in AFC South	2	1	667	Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game
TEN	2020	11	5	0	688	1st in AFC South	0	1	000	Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card Round
TEN	2021	12	5	0	706	1st in AFC South	0	1	000	Lost to Cincinnati Bengals in AFC Divisional Round
TEN	2022	7	10	0	412	2nd in AFC South	—	—	—	—
TEN	2023	6	11	0	353	4th in AFC South	—	—	—	—
TEN total		54	45	0	545		2	3	400
NE	2025	14	3	0	824	1st in AFC East	3	1	750	Lost to Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX
NE total		14	3	0	824		3	1	750
Total		68	48	0	586		5	4	556

References

The Columbus Dispatch
https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/2022/01/20/tennesee-titans-head-coach-mike-vrabels-roots-run-deep-ohio-ohio-state-buckeyes-walsh-jesuit/6581191001/
Cleveland
https://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/2011/07/ohio_state_football_mike_vrabe.html
The Slovak Spectator
https://spectator.sme.sk/sport/c/a-coach-with-slovak-roots-takes-the-patriots-to-the-super-bowl
George Petroff Obituary.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ohio/name/george-petroff-obituary?id=22452648
Frances Petroff Obituary.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ohio/name/frances-petroff-obituary?id=20460932
St. Thomas Eastern Orthodox Church
https://www.bulgariandiocese.org/parishdirectory?type=details&id=3
Macedonian Tribune, November 3, 1988, Vol. 62, Issue No. 3031, p. 5.
The Lantern
https://www.thelantern.com/2011/07/vrabel-excited-for-opportunities-as-ohio-state-coach/
New England Patriots
https://web.archive.org/web/20110816051118/http://archive.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=10110
Cincinnati Enquirer
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/2026/02/08/who-is-mike-vrabel-age-coaching-record-more-facts-patriots-coach/88477125007/
Ohio State Buckeyes Athletics
https://web.archive.org/web/20180123073237/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vrabel_mike00.html
The Plain Dealer
https://www.cleveland.com/livingston/2012/09/for_ohio_states_john_simon_eve.html
Tennessee Titans
http://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/mike-vrabel-is-living-proof-the-nfl-combine-doesn-t-tell-all-20408475
nflcombineresults
https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=23123
Pro-Football-Reference
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm
New England Patriots
https://www.patriots.com/news/steelers-eliminate-patriots-7-6-112526
CBSSports
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/titans-hire-mike-vrabel-as-next-head-coach/
ESPN
https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2676780
Pro-Football-Reference
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/probowl.htm
Pro-Football-Reference
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/week_8.htm